NHL game summary from October 25, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (3-3-1) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Cleveland Barons (4-3-0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 3 (Don Murdoch, Ron Greschner), 3:58
NYR, Steve Vickers 1 (Phil Esposito, Pat Hickey), 19:46 - PP
2: NYR, Pat Hickey 4 (Phil Esposito, Ron Greschner), 19:24 - PP
3: NYR, Ron Duguay 1 (Carol Vadnais, Rod Gilbert), 7:22
NYR, Don Murdoch 4 (Walt Tkaczuk, Steve Vickers), 12:22
Penalties:
1: Don Awrey, NYR [Hooking] 1:13
Bob Stewart, CLE [Holding] 16:11
Wayne Merrick, CLE [Hooking] 19:33
2: Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 13:35
John Baby, CLE [Hooking] 18:06
3: Dave Farrish, NYR [Interference] 3:27
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
CLE: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Kerr | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Baby | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8- 9-12-29
CLE: 7- 9-12-28
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 1-2-1)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 4-3-0)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 4,556
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